Hill County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

William Nellen, Hill County, Texas, 1867

William Nellen registered to vote in Hill County on August 27, 1867. He reported Missouri as his birthplace and 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Hill County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Hill County registered 159 freedmen in 1867, 17% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Missouri and Texas marked
Born in Missouri, registered in Hill County, Texas
Missouri
Birthplace
7 years
In Texas
7 years
In the county
about 1860
Reached Texas

What the register records

From about 1860 to 1870

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In Hill County

William Nellen

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
William Nellen
Place of birth
Missouri
County of registration
Hill County
Precinct
Coxville
Registered
August 27, 1867
Years in Texas
7 years
Years in Hill County
7 years
Years in the precinct
1 year
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Hill County highlighted
Hill County on the 1870 county map

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 12 of the Hill County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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